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    • DerelictD
      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
      last edited by

      Post your entire WAN rule set and tell us exactly what you are doing to test it.

      I just tested this and your original assertion (that block rules to WAN address do not work) is incorrect. It works fine.

      It is highly unlikely that you will discover a "bug" in port forwarding or the implementation of pf. It is almost certainly a misunderstanding or misconfiguration.

      Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
      A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
      DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
      Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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      • emammadovE
        emammadov
        last edited by emammadov

        Firewall / NAT / Port Forward

        0_1540150895224_1.png

        For example, I created a new NAT rule.
        Destination port range: 3389
        Redirect target IP: 192.168.2.82
        Redirect target port: 3389
        Save

        Firewal / lRules / WAN
        I can access this server from everywhere. Then I create a new WAN rule:
        Action Block
        Source address: 5.191.18.8
        Destination: WAN address
        Save

        0_1540151166381_2.png

        I lift this rule above the automatic created nat rule. Save. Eventually it should block access from this ip addres, but it doesn't block. If I choose "Any" in Destionation, then it blockes requests from this ip addres.

        Elvin

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        • DerelictD
          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
          last edited by Derelict

          Nope. NAT has already happened before the firewall rules are consulted.

          Block source 5.191.18.8 to destination 192.168.2.82 port 3389

          If you were to, say, ping WAN Address from 5.191.18.8 with that existing configuration you will see that traffic blocked in the firewall logs because that traffic does not match the NAT so NAT is not performed and Destination WAN Address will match.

          Destination Any matches 192.168.2.82 as well as WAN Address so the traffic is blocked even though NAT has happened first.

          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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          • emammadovE
            emammadov
            last edited by

            I can show you exactly when I give teamviewer id to you. Do you have a teamviewer program in your computer?

            Elvin

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            • DerelictD
              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
              last edited by

              I just explained it all.

              No, I won't teamviewer into your computer.

              Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
              A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
              DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
              Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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              • emammadovE
                emammadov
                last edited by emammadov

                What I mean is: I have an Alias that should be blocked by pfsense.

                In WAN rules, Alias is in the top of page, above all the rules. I have chosen to block all requests from this Alias. Destination address is "WAN Address". It doesn't block requests from this Alias. But if I choose "Any" in Destination, then it blocks all requests from this Alias. That's what I mean. Because I have used this rule in 2.4.3p1 and it used to work. Please do the same steps in your pfsense and you will see what I mean.

                Elvin

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  I explained exactly what is going on based on what you have posted.

                  I cannot explain to you that which is not shown. You are posting rules/screen shots for one thing, getting a complete explanation, then saying something else isn't working.

                  Does the table in Diagnostics > Tables contain the IP addresses you expect to be blocked?

                  Please show everything about that alias and the rules in question.

                  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                  A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                  Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                  • emammadovE
                    emammadov
                    last edited by

                    Today I will have a screen recorder and will attach the link here for your review.

                    Elvin

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                    • DerelictD
                      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                      last edited by

                      Just post the rule sets, the contents of the alias, and what you think should be happening. Not going to watch movies.

                      Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                      A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                      DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                      Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                      • emammadovE
                        emammadov
                        last edited by emammadov

                        Firewall / Rules / WAN Destionation is "any"
                        0_1540205789571_1.jpg

                        Alias
                        0_1540205813433_2.jpg

                        Firewall / NAT / Port Forward
                        0_1540205862192_3.jpg

                        Firewall / Rules / WAN
                        0_1540205888101_4.jpg

                        Port check
                        0_1540206038237_5.jpg

                        Firewall / Rules / WAN Destionation is "WAN Address"
                        0_1540206083476_6.jpg

                        0_1540206105305_7.jpg

                        Port check
                        0_1540206120514_8.jpg

                        When Destination in WAN Rules is "any", pfsense blocks, but if Destionation is "WAN Address", pfsense doesn't block.

                        Elvin

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                        • GrimsonG
                          Grimson Banned @emammadov
                          last edited by

                          @emammadov said in pfsense doesn't block port on wan:

                          When Destination in WAN Rules is "any", pfsense blocks, but if Destionation is "WAN Address", pfsense doesn't block.

                          That is, as already explained above, because the NAT port forward has already changed the destination address.

                          Btw. opening RDP to the WAN is plain stupid, use a VPN for remote administration.

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                          • emammadovE
                            emammadov @Grimson
                            last edited by emammadov

                            @grimson But it has been worked in 2.4.3p1 version.

                            Elvin

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                            • johnpozJ
                              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              No it didn't - atleast not the way you think it was..

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                              • emammadovE
                                emammadov
                                last edited by

                                Then, you mean, if I want to block source ip, I have to choose "any" in Destination address and if I allow source ip to my pfsense, then i have to choose "WAN Address" in Destination address, right?

                                Elvin

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                                • johnpozJ
                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                  last edited by johnpoz

                                  Post your rules HOW they are set, and what is not happening.. Lan rules have ZERO to on what happens inbound to the WAN..

                                  Your running pfblocker - and you have rules in floating that block traffic.. If so then they could be blocking access to your port forward..

                                  Unless you are using a VIP address on your wan, port forward will always be to wan address - which is the default. It will auto create the firewall rule for you by default. If you to limit to a specific alias as source that has zero to do with the dest address and can be be used in your port forward rule.

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                                  • emammadovE
                                    emammadov
                                    last edited by emammadov

                                    I have sent you private message. By the way, I am using pfblocker, but Action in pfblocker is "Alias Native". I don't use floating rules.

                                    Elvin

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                                    • johnpozJ
                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                      last edited by johnpoz

                                      Dude I am not going to watch a freaking movie.. You scrolling around your rules makes it IMPOSSIBLE to see what might or might not be wrong.

                                      Its this simple post your port forward, post your wan rules. Post your floating rules. (if nothing in there - still post them).. State what doesn't work.
                                      https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/nat/port-forward-troubleshooting.html

                                      Just because your port test says not open doesn't mean the port forward didn't work btw. Maybe your client not listening or sending back RST because it doesn't allow rdp from IP other than its local lan, etc.. Run through the troubleshooting guide..

                                      Port forwarding to 3389 is this simple.

                                      0_1540232262788_portforward.png

                                      Once I remove the rule - bam its BLOCKED!! You have to kill any open states that might exist..

                                      0_1540232625664_blocked.png

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                                      • emammadovE
                                        emammadov
                                        last edited by

                                        You approached. Now create a rule on wan interface, select block in action, add a public ip address you know to the source, choose "wan address " in destination, save and drag it to the above of the rule you created for rdp. You will see that ip addresses in source still can access your server via rdp, but if you select "any" in destination in the rule of wan address, pfsense will block the traffic from that public ip address.

                                        Elvin

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                                        • DerelictD
                                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                          last edited by

                                          Man. NAT HAPPENS BEFORE FIREWALL RULES ARE EVALUATED! WAN ADDRESS WILL NOT MATCH AS A DESTINATION ADDRESS FOR TRAFFIC MATCHING THE PORT FORWARD! THE DESTINATION ADDRESS HAS BEEN TRANSLATED TO THE SERVER ADDRESS!

                                          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                          • johnpozJ
                                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            As Derelict has been trying to tell you for this whole thread. Now create your firewall rule with dest of your IP of your nat, ie 192.168.x.x

                                            Put that above your rule that allows it.. And that IP would be blocked.

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